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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., seen at a Senate hearing earlier this year, said he has "no problem" banning bump stocks.

NRA Backs Regulation Of Bump Stocks, As Some Republicans Support A Ban

6:40pm October 05, 2017

The devices that allow guns to be fired like automatic weapons were possessed by the mass shooter in Las Vegas. Democrats have introduced two bills this week to make them illegal.

Remains of the garage door sit in the driveway at the house where Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock lived in the Sun City community in Mesquite, Nev.

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Details Emerge Of Las Vegas Shooter's Real Estate Gambles

6:02pm October 05, 2017

by Les Cook

Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was involved in nearly a dozen deals over the past three decades, starting small with apartments, then working up to multi-million dollar properties.

Police run to cover at the scene of Sunday night's mass shooting in Las Vegas. In the opening moments of the shooting, details were sparse and confusion ran high — all while the bullets rained down.

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LISTEN: Amid Chaos In Las Vegas, Police Dispatches Reveal An Evolving Response

3:50pm October 04, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

As bullets rained down on a concert Sunday, police struggled to save dozens of people — and determine who exactly was attacking them. What was it like for officers in those confusing minutes?

Police form a perimeter around the road leading to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a gunman killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others when he opened fire Sunday night on a country music concert in Las Vegas.

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Facebook, Google Spread Misinformation About Las Vegas Shooting. What Went Wrong?

9:35am October 04, 2017

by Laura Sydell

The platforms promoted the name of a man falsely accused of being the shooter by surfacing less-credible sites. The companies say they're working on fixes, but analysts say the challenge is massive.

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Police tape blocks off part of Las Vegas Blvd. on Tuesday near the scene of a massacre at a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nev. Twelve devices known as bump stocks, allowing a shooter to fire a weapon much more quickly, were found in the gunman's ro

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Las Vegas Police Release Body Cam Footage; ATF Says Gunman Had 'Bump-Fire' Stocks

11:44pm October 03, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

12 of the devices were found in Stephen Paddock's hotel room. The ATF says bump stocks, although used for the purpose of "simulating automatic fire," are legal under current federal law.

Law enforcement officers stand guard at one of the entrance points to the Las Vegas concert venue where Sunday night's mass shooting took place. The massacre was one of the deadliest mass shooting events in modern U.S. history.

Did The Las Vegas Shooter Use A Device That Helped Him Fire Faster?

5:58pm October 03, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Authorities say Stephen Paddock had at least 23 guns in his hotel room. Now, the FBI and the ATF are investigating whether — and how — he might have modified them.

Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Hotel in Las Vegas after a gunman in one of its rooms killed at least 58 people, with more than 500 others injured, when he opened fire on a country music concert late Sunday.

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What Is, And Isn't, Considered Domestic Terrorism

11:32pm October 02, 2017

by Greg Myre

The Las Vegas shooting has again raised questions about domestic terrorism. The Patriot Act provides a definition, but because there are no actual criminal charges, some prefer not to use the term.

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People line up to donate blood at a special United Blood Services drive at a University Medical Center facility to help victims of the mass shooting Sunday in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Hospitals Call For Backup To Handle Hundreds Of Shooting Victims

6:34pm October 02, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

To manage the volume of gunshot victims from a mass shooting Sunday night that occurred along the Las Vegas Strip, local hospitals used ambulance bays and hallways as triage locations.

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Winston-Salem Police Address Public Safety Concerns

5:08pm October 02, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

The Winston Salem Police Department is sending condolences to police in Las Vegas, after a

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People cross the Las Vegas Strip where a lone gunman opened fire on the audience at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on Oct. 1. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nev., fired from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandala

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Las Vegas Massacre Raises Questions About Hotel Security

4:41pm October 02, 2017

Police say suspected gunman Stephen Paddock had "in excess of 10 rifles" in his room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. How did he get so many guns to his room without raising suspicion?